Anti-MOG antibodies with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis preceded by CLIPPERS
2015; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 85; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/01.wnl.0000472753.44905.98
ISSN1526-632X
AutoresGuillaume Taïeb, Pierre Labauge,
Tópico(s)Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
ResumoSymmonds et al.1 reported a case presenting an initial brainstem attack sharing chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) features. After steroid weaning, MOG-seropositive longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) involving the conus appeared, but in absence of brainstem lesions.1 A diagnosis of CLIPPERS is difficult in this clinical picture. Brainstem punctate and curvilinear enhancements, a characteristic radiologic finding of CLIPPERS, may conceal several diseases such as glioma, primary CNS lymphoma, lymphomatoid …
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